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Dear Families, Now is the time to secure your seat for the 2025-2026 school year: Celebrating a Year of STEAM! To avoid late fees, please complete your child's re-enrollment no later than tomorrow, Friday, March 14 at addlestone.org/registration. Tuition assistance applications are due April 1 at addlestone.org/ta.
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Tomorrow, March 14 (Half Day): 12:00 PM Dismissal & Community-Wide Purim Extravaganza
Wednesday, April 9 at 2:40 PM: Early Childhood Passover Performance Save the Date »
Friday, April 11 (Half Day): 12:00 PM Dismissal
April 14-18: NO SCHOOL - Passover Break
Monday, April 21: Two Hour Delay for All Students
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REMINDER! TOMORROW IS NOON DISMISSAL FOR ALL STUDENTS. 9:00 – 11:30 AM (K-8th Families)
Kindergarten-8th grade families are invited to join us next Friday at 9 AM for a lively megillah reading! Stick around to help us assemble Mishloach Manot (Purim gift bags) to spread happiness across the Lowcountry, enjoy a festive bagel brunch, and show off your most creative and fun Purim costumes!
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (Early Childhood Families)
EC Families (Tiny Tots-EC 4) are invited to cheer on our adorable preschoolers in their Mini Megillah Reading and costume parade!
Costume Guidelines: Please ensure costumes align with the AHA dress code - modesty rules apply, and no toy weapons.
Let’s make this Purim unforgettable - come dressed in your festive best and ready to celebrate! This event is FREE and open to the community, but RESERVATION IS REQUIRED.
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Gan Rimon (kindergarteners) are bringing the Purim story to life through cross-curricular learning, combining Judaics with English and math. In King Achashverosh’s castle, they’re crafting Megillah finger puppets while sequencing the Purim story, creating groggers while exploring sound and counting, and building hamantaschen shapes out of popsicle sticks while recognizing triangles and discussing their significance. Through hands-on activities, our students are deepening their understanding of Purim while building essential literacy and math skills!
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In preparation for Purim, our first and second graders created their own Megillat Esther in Moreh Itay's Hebrew class (The biblical Book of Esther that is read on Purim. It tells the story of Queen Esther, Mordechai, and Haman, describing how Esther and Mordechai thwarted Haman's plot to destroy the Jewish people in ancient Persia.) Students wrote the story in their own words, paired it with illustrations, and designed it to roll like a real scroll. This hands-on activity deepened their connection to tradition, and they’re excited to share their Megillot at the AHA Purim Extravaganza and community Purim events!
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In EC3, our Creative Curriculum brings learning to life through hands-on Purim centers! Zach used gems and buttons to form the letter “T” for Timothy Tiger on kinetic sand, reinforcing early literacy. Charlotte “baked” cookies with sand and gems, strengthening fine motor skills and creativity. Ann rolled playdough into hamantaschen, connecting to holiday traditions. Then, combining the Creative Curriculum Clothing Unit and Purim costumes, EC3 made "Granny Glasses" and used their nap blankets to become grannies - just like in Bluey! Each child designed their own unique pair, creating patterns and personal touches to make them special. Join us in costume for the EC Purim Program tomorrow at 11:30 AM. Please register at addlestone.org/purim!
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Our second graders explored engineering and math through a hands-on airplane STEAM experiment! They designed paper airplanes, tested modifications like tape and paper clips, then measured flight distances in both meters and feet. This fun, hands-on learning reinforced problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking. Reminder to register for 2025-2026 Celebrating a Year of Steam by tomorrow at addlestone.org/registration.
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Support your child’s love of reading by visiting Addlestone's (People of the) Book Fair next week! You're invited to shop the Addlestone Hebrew Academy Book Fair:
March 17th 3-4 PM
March 18-20th 8-9 AM & 3-4 PM
March 21st 8-9 AM
Or find a time to visit alongside your child's class here. We are also in search of volunteers. Please sign up to volunteer here.
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Set up your Book Fair eWallet by Monday, March 17Before the fair, you can set up an eWallet here for cashless shopping! Cashless means less stress. Our goal is to raise at least $3,800, and we need your help! Please share the link to Addlestone's People of the Book Fair, shop virtually, and help build your personal library, while supporting Addlestone's PTV!
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Save the Date for the Early Childhood Passover Performance on Wednesday, April 9, at 2:40 PM! Our Tiny Tots through EC4 students will bring the Passover story to life with songs and skits you won’t want to miss. If you have any questions, please contact play director, Miss Gerti. at gertrude.owensby@addlestone.org.
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Do you know a family who could benefit from the Addlestone Experience? If so, please contact Danna Cook, Director of Admissions, at danna.cook@addlestone.org for more details on our referral incentive program for current families.
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We encourage students in kindergarten through eighth grade to bring healthy and nutritious kosher snacks to enjoy during breaks. Please avoid sending candy and other sugary treats to school.
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Thank You
To learn more about how you can establish your own legacy to help ensure the future of quality Jewish and general education provided by AHA please contact Abby Ravski at abby.ravski@addlestone.org.
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Be remembered for the right reason.
Leave a gift of legacy and smile in your heart beyond life.
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Addlestone Hebrew Academy is funded in part by support from the Charleston Jewish Federation and the Annual Jewish Community Campaign.
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Addlestone Hebrew Academy would like to send a heartfelt mazel tov to the Baldwin Family, including proud parents, Jacob and Beth, grandmother, Mrs. Nancy Baldwin, and older brother, Frankie, on the birth of a baby girl! Welcome to the Addlestone family, Harper!
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The Day of Learning Program is an opportunity to become Parnas Hayom (learning supporter) by dedicating a day, a week or a month of learning and davening in memory of, in honor of, or in the merit of the recovery of a loved one. Through the Day of Learning sponsorships, we hope to bring our community closer and to share and support each other through happy times and times of comfort.
If you have any questions, please contact Abby Ravski, Assistant Director of Development, at Abby.Ravski@addlestone.org or 843-571-1105.
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Celebrate the legacy of Jewish education and community by dedicating a leaf or dove on the Zucker Family Educational Campus Donor Wall Tree, prominently displayed in the Addlestone Hebrew Academy front atrium. Inspired by the Zucker family, longtime supporters of Addlestone Hebrew Academy and pioneers of Charleston Hebrew Academy, this tree installation symbolizes the values and traditions passed M'Dor V’Dor, from generation to generation. Your dedication is a lasting tribute to honor loved ones, commemorate special moments, and support the future of Jewish learning at Addlestone Hebrew Academy.
If you have any questions, please contact Abby Ravski, Assistant Director of Development, at Abby.Ravski@addlestone.org or 843-571-1105.
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Addlestone Hebrew Academy supports all Jewish Community organizations in Charleston, South Carolina. AHA does not assume responsibility for the kashrut of any events being publicized in our weekly Chadashot (newsletter).
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